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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Current/Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
0911-Drill Instructor
Primary Unit
2008-2009, 0369, MCRD (Cadre) Parris Island, SC
Service Years
1979 - 2009
Other Languages
Arabic-Gulf (Iraqi)
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Certificate of Commendation
Cold War Certificate
Meritorious Mast
Shellback Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Marine Combat Water Survival Qualified (WSQ)
Other Comments:
When engaged in combat, the vanquishing of thine enemy can be the warrior's only concern...
This is the first and cardinal rule of combat...
Second rule is suppress all human emotion and compassion...
This truth lies at the heart of the art of combat. Once it is mastered... Thou shall fear no one...
From Month/Year April / 1995
To Month/Year July / 1996
Unit Rifle Security Co Leeward (RSC LW Deact) Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant
MOS 0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Base, Station or City Guantanamo BayState/Country Cuba
Last Updated: Dec 3, 2012
Best Friends Capt Bill Watkins Sgt Ernie Langdon Lt Chris Steinhilber Capt Dan Wagner GySgt Ricky Parker Capt John Reed SSgt Andryshack Sgt Cortes Sgt Coleman HN3 Tonya Leigh Cunningham
Best Moment Marine Corps Ball with Tonya Leigh Cunningham Selection to the rank of GySgt.
Worst Moment No bad moments in GITMO BAY CUBA.
Chain of Command Col Composto - Barracks Commander Capt John Reed III - Co Commander Capt Dan Wagner - Co Commander Lt Steinhilber - Platoon Commander
Other Memories Cliff jumping. Plt/Company parties on Chapman Beach. Jumping from a moving HMMVV into the Guantanamo river from the secondary bridge. Driving that boat across the bay and back at night with no lights while tore up...what a challenge that was:):) Dancing at Harbor Lights. Kicking back on a boat in the middle of Flamingo Cay looking at the stars with a hot redhead.